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Running with Scissors: Creating a Sustainable History Experience (2017-2020)

By Franklin D. Vagnone
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You may know that Old Salem Museums & Gardens (OSMG) and The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have been making considerable changes …

Europe’s Museums Are Open, but the Public Isn’t Coming

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6 Data-Tested Approaches to Building New Audiences

By Joseph O'Neill

What It Means to Be a University Museum in the Twenty-First Century

By Dr. Amy Gilman
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Louvre’s visitor numbers drop as museum tries to limit overcrowding

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Museum Pricing for Affordability and Profit

By Elizabeth Merritt
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Transforming Data into Stories with the Annual Survey of Museum-Goers

By Lindy Hoyer
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The Fixer Upper Effect: Waco museums enjoy the ride (and try to learn the deeper meaning)

By Charlie Walter
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When it comes to museum attendance, it’s more than just a numbers game

By Nicholas Cullinan, The Art Newspaper

Say Cheese! 3 Ways Museums Can Compete with Instagrammable Pop-Ups

By David Whitemyer, AIA

Commerce vs. Curation: Lessons From Today’s Museums World

By Scott Reyburn, Nytimes

As Museum Attendance Declines, One Institute Argues Audience Engagement Is on the Rise

By Seph Rodney, Hyperallergic
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Idaho state museum amplifying the voices of the hispanic and latino communities

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Category: Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion

The Idaho State Museum is amplifying the voices of the Hispanic and Latino communities through a new exhibition, Nuestras …

Sign of the Times: Museums Become Vaccine Clinics

By Joseph O'Neill & Rachel Lee
Category: COVID-19
After a year-plus of museums stepping far outside their comfort zones, becoming everything from food distributors to protest relief stations, the final frontier is upon us. Museums around …

Combatting Burnout in the Museum Sector

By Elizabeth Merritt
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Category: Center for the Future Of Museums Blog
Last month the Alliance released the results of “Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on People in the Museum Field.” Respondents (the majority of who identified themselves as full-time or …

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